1. Do Manduca Sexta Have A Resident Microbiome? Open Access Author: Yoskowitz, Noah Title: Do Manduca Sexta Have A Resident Microbiome? Area of Honors: Toxicology Keywords: MicrobiomeCaterpillarManduca SextaGut MicrobiomeGFPGreen Fluorescent ProteinTransgenicPulse ChaseBacteriaBacterial PersistencePersistence File: Download Yoskowitz_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James Homer Tumlinson III, Thesis SupervisorCurtis John Omiecinski, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Diffusion of Bacterial Quorum Sensing Molecules within the Squid Light Organ Open Access Author: Yount, Taylor Title: Diffusion of Bacterial Quorum Sensing Molecules within the Squid Light Organ Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: Quorum SensingHost-Microbe SymbiosisStrain DiversityBacteriaVibrio fischeriSquidEuprymna scolopesBioluminescence File: Download Taylor_Yount_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy Iwao Miyashiro, Thesis SupervisorSanthosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Effect of Signaling Molecules on Strain Diversity of the Euprymna-Vibrio Symbiosis Open Access Author: Ehrig, Molly Title: Effect of Signaling Molecules on Strain Diversity of the Euprymna-Vibrio Symbiosis Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Quorum SensingEvolutionStrain DiversitySymbiosisVibrio fischeriEuprymna scolopesBacteriaSquid File: Download Ehrig_Molly_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy Iwao Miyashiro, Thesis SupervisorYingwei Mao, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Probing the Function of Lanthanide-Binding Proteins from Environmental Bacteria Restricted Author: Hamilton, Tim Title: Probing the Function of Lanthanide-Binding Proteins from Environmental Bacteria Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: LanthanideProteinRare Earth ElementBacteria File: No files available due to restrictions. Thesis Supervisors: Joseph Alfred Cotruvo, Jr., Thesis SupervisorDaniel J Cosgrove, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. The Diversity of Co-isolated Strains of Vibrio fischeri Reveals New Insights into the Establishment of Multistrain Symbioses Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Donnelly, Aidan Title: The Diversity of Co-isolated Strains of Vibrio fischeri Reveals New Insights into the Establishment of Multistrain Symbioses Area of Honors: Microbiology Keywords: Vibrio fischeriEuprymna scolopesSymbiosisStrain diversityBacteriaSquidBioluminescenceQuorom SensingSD50Host-microbeMutualismCo-isolated File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Timothy Iwao Miyashiro, Thesis SupervisorTeh-Hui Kao, Thesis Honors Advisor